Help is coming for small businesses
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and state economic development officials are proposing an economic stimulus package that includes more than $200 million in loans and...
Brown entrepreneurs take top spot in state contest
Eunice Png and Julie Sygiel, two Brown University seniors, did not snag the top prize when they presented their idea for a new product...
Massachusetts to give grants for ‘green’ jobs
BOSTON – Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles announced last week that clean-energy companies, community-based nonprofits, educational institutions and labor organizations are...
Giving a psychological raise
One of my all-time favorite aphorisms is: “A pat on the back accomplishes more than a slap in the face.” Recently, I saw it...
EFCA would return power to unionize to workers
Everyone taking an honest look at the current system for organizing a union in America must recognize the system is broken. The National Labor...
HIV project wins Lifespan research award
PROVIDENCE – An emergency physician who has worked on improving HIV screening, exposure management, post-exposure prophylaxis and HIV-related screenings in the ER was recently...
Save America’s Treasures to aid 2 R.I. buildings
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island historical buildings – Slater Mill in Pawtucket and Channing Memorial Church in Newport – will receive a combined $740,000...
OSHA reaches out to R.I. construction industry
PROVIDENCE – Free monthly roundtable meetings on safety and health topics in the construction industry are set to be the centerpiece of a newly...
Williams to step down as chief justice
PROVIDENCE – In a surprise move, R.I. Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Williams this afternoon announced his intention to retire effective Dec. 30.
Williams,...
Common Cause/R.I. picks new executive director
PROVIDENCE – John M. Marion Jr., an educator and political scientist “with a deep knowledge of the issues and dynamics of state and national...